Stationery-box.



5l/mimmo v J1/MM s'rarns ALEXANDER EHMLING, or rHILADELrHrA, PEN-USYLVANA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

IPatented-Jan. 9, 1912.

Application `filed October 5, 1910. Serial No. 585,526.

To all whom it may concern: Y

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER EHMLING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented .certain new and useful Improvements in Stationery-Boxes, of which the following is a specification, reference beingl had therein' to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in stationery boxes, and pertains particularly to boxes for holding stationery.

The object of my invention is to provide a boxof this character in which-both'the envelops and writing paper are so supported thatleither can be removed from the box without disturbing the other, while in the lordinary box used for stationery the envelops have to be removed to secure -a sheet of paper, and it is also necessary to remove several sheets of paper when but a single sheet is desired.

Another object of my invention is to provide a box of this character in which the cover is used when open as a writing table or pad, in which there are no obstructions Whatever to interfere withwriting, whether there is one sheet of paper on the-pad or a hundred, as the cover is not provided with any turned up corners common to all stationeryv boxes.

Alstill further object of my invention is to provide a box of this character in which a pencil, pen and stamp receptacle is formed therein, and at the same time providing a lbox which is more simple instructure, ef-

fective in operation and costs lessto manufacture than those ordinarily used for stationery and the like. i

In the accompanying drawings-Figure l is a perspective view of my improved box,.

showing the cover open and used as a writing pad. Fig. 2 is a perspective sectional view of the box, showing the relative arrangement of the envelops and paper when the cover is closed.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 repres'ents the body of my improved box and which is of a width to receive an envelop' lengthwise and of a length equal to the width of three envelops, as clearly shown in the drawings. IVhile I have shown this' proportioned sized box, in order to form a cover 2 of a size to support the sheets of paper of a size ,to fold and form a letter sheet to fit the envelop, as shown inthe lor other covering placed on thei box for ornamental effect. The bottom 8 of the box is continued outwardly, as indicated at 9, and forming the rear wall 10 and cover 2 of thev box. In order toform the cover and rear wall, the continued portion of the bottom is slightly scored or recessed at 12 and 13, which extends all the way across and allows the cover and rear wall to readily fold upwardly to close the box, and also allow it to readily fold out flat to form the writing surface for the paper or pad.

Secured to the bottom of the box, adjacent the rear edge,V is a pencil, pen and stamp tray 14, which is formed of the lsame material as the box, and has the bottom thereof glued or otherwise secured to the bottom of the box and is of a depth less than that of the box; v The ends 15, of the tray 14, are secured ,to the ends 3 'and't of the box and extend up to the upper edges of the ends 3 and 1, to brace the salme..A This tray, as will be seen, forms a rea-r wall for the box to prevent the envelops from falling out, as well as bracing and holding the rear ends of the box together. f

The top or cover 2 of the box has secured to it on the inner face thereof a pad composed of a backing 16, carrying the sheets of paper, which are secured together inthe usual form of a padyas indicated at 17. Said pad is of a size slightly less than that of the cover, so that the cover can be readily swung over and the padenter the box and rest upon the envelops and also upon the upper edge of the tray 14. By this method of closing the box, the tablet or paper not being exposed on the outside of the b ox when not in use, is kept clean'without the necessity of the usual tablet cover.v The sheets of paper forming the pad are so proportioned in size that' each sheet as it is to be used is folded over, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, making a regular sheet of writing paper, which may be written on three sides before it is necessary to remove it from the pad.

Having thus described mjifiiivention,what

I claim and desire to secure Letters* Patent is:

A box of the character described, formed of-a blank having front and end scores to 5 form front and end Walls, the front and end walls turned upwardly and secured together to form an envelop Vreceiving box, the blank having 'a transverse score located i'n a line With the rear edges of the und Walls to form said end Walls` to receive a tablet, a tablet: attached thereto and a tray located between the end Walls at their rear ends and /extending across the box, the side Walls of the tray being of a height less than the height of the aforesaid Walls ofthe Aenvelop box equal to Ythe thickness of said tablet, whereby vthe combined cover and tablet may be folded over the envelop box and the.tray, and the swinging Wall formed by said scores, and the cover folded outwardly in a plane with the bottom of the box for the purpose described. l

In testirhony whereof IV hereunto aiiix my signature in the presence of twol Witnesses. ALEXANDER EHMLING. Witnesses: l

GEO. B. KILFATRICK, CALVIN W. ROGERS 

